# Can bidders preview the online auction items?

> Source: https://support.donorview.com/can-bidders-preview-the-online-auction-items-dv  |  Updated: 2021-03-31T18:31:45Z

Yes, bidders can preview the **online** **auction** items before bidding starts during the **Auction starts on** and **ends on** dates; otherwise, the auction page is not available and the **Message to display when online bidding is not active** (which is customizable) displays.

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/2ea78ba099064b148edbb4dc262b94dc.png" width="167" height="75" />

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/d9da82d697af4f5caae65a7c53f14710.png" width="1611" height="439" />

Auction "preview" dates:

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Auction bidding dates:

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Auction is not active message:

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On the Auction webpage when it is not active:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/6b315e1cbf2a45be9f4d4fe36c58d0dc.png" width="651" height="87" />

On the Auction webpage when it is available to preview:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/a3afb084a9f24fcc82f632d4c9d949ed.png" width="673" height="49" />

The **Bidding starts on** and **ends on** dates display the countdown to when bidding starts or ends.

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<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/e037e48813f84daaa0e58d80d2aa3403.png" width="265" height="50" />